Last Update: July 06, 2022, 23:39 IST
Belgian Axel Vitsel will join Atletico.
Atlético Madrid added experience to their midfield on Wednesday by signing Belgium international Axel Vitsel on a one-year deal.
Madrid: Atlético Madrid added experience to their midfield on Wednesday by signing Belgian international Axel Vitsel on a one-year deal.
Vitsel, 33, joined Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer after his contract, which he joined in 2018, expired at the end of last season.
Vitsel has had a total of over 600 appearances at club level, including 77 in the Champions League and has played in the last two. World Cup with Belgium.
I wanted to be at a top level and Atlético are a top club, said Vitsel, who will join Belgium international Yannick Carrasco at the Spanish club.
Atlético said it had acquired the services of a player with vast experience, in which Vitsel “has a great ability to dominate the aerial game and fight for the ball in the air with his opponents.
Vitsel will help prepare for the departure of Hector Herrera, who is joining Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
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